Bleiberger Fabrik, Former factory and education centre in Aachen, Germany

Bleiberger Fabrik is an art center located in a former industrial building in western Aachen. The site contains workshop spaces for various artistic activities, seminar rooms, and separate areas where children and adults can work and create.

The building was constructed in 1881 as an oil spinning factory for the Detilleux company and later housed various craft workshops. In the 1980s it was transformed into a cultural center serving the community.

The name Bleiberger Fabrik comes from Bleiberger Strasse, where the building stands, not from a family. Since the 1980s the house has hosted the Jugendkunstschule and the Bildungswerk Carolus Magnus, offering courses from creative dance to painting, drawing and modelling for children, teenagers and adults.

The center features specialized art workshops with facilities designed for different age groups and activities. When visiting, allow enough time to explore the different areas and potentially participate in an activity that interests you.

The Musisch-kreative Werkwochen, holiday workshops held in the building, were founded in 1965 by Jesuit priest Erich Lennartz and staff of the Katholische Studierende Jugend; by their 45th year over 70,000 children and young people had taken part. The 500th edition in autumn 2010 moved to the Maria-Montessori-Gesamtschule, closing with a service in Aachen Cathedral.